Watchman&#39;s time-recorder.



No. 767,453. PATENTED AUG. 16, 1 9F4.

J. & H. E. SUMMERS. WATGHMENS TIME RECORDER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 20, 1903.

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' WATGHMENS TIME RECORDER.

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No. 767,453. PATENTED AUG. 16, 1904. 'J. & H. E. SUMMERS. WATOHMBNS TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, 1903.

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PATENT OEEIcE.

JESSE SUMMERS AND HERBERT E. SUMMERS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS TO THE INDIANAPOLIS WATCHMAN CLOCK COMPANY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

WATCHMANS TIME-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 767,453, dated August 16, 1904.

Application filed March 20, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JESSE SUMMERS and HERBERT E. SUMMERS, citizens of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county 5 of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in M atchmens Clocks, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of our invention are to provide in a watchmans time-recorder or clock means by which the several station numbers, letters, or indicators may be printed upon that face of the dial which is visible when in operative position and by which the movement of the dial cannot be affected; means by which, if an indication is not sent in from particular stations at predetermined times, an independent alarm will be sounded or given; means by which the apparatus may not be unlocked duringcertain portions of the day, but by which the apparatus may be unlocked during other predetermined portions of the day, and such improvements in details of construction as are hereinafter pointed out.

The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of our appara tus with the usual paper dial and the door removed. Fig. 2 is asimilar view with a suitable 3 paper dial in position, Fig. 3 is a diagram of the wiring of our apparatus in connection with six stations. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of the printing mechanism. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the type-holding platen. Fig. 6 is a detail of the electric lock. Fig. 7 is a detail of the means for operating the automatic alarm mechanism. Fig. 8 is a sectional detail of the dial-holding means.

Our apparatus consists of a suitable time- 4 train 10, having the usual hour-hand arbor 11, which is revolved for convenience once in each twenty-four hours, to which is secured a head or disk 12, provided with a pair of pins 13, which are adapted to pass through the suitable dial 14 and enter corresponding holes formed in a removable disk 15, which may be slipped upon or removed from the arbor 11 Serial No. 1A8,'710. (N0 model.)

in the usual well-known manner. Rotated by the time-train is a time-disk 16, having formed therein a slot 17 which is of such length that it will require, say, thirteen hours to pass the cooperating terminal 18. Disk 16 also has formed therein a slot 19say eleven hours longwhich is adapted to cooperate with terminal 20. Driven by the time-train, so as to make, preferably, one revolution an hour, is a disk or head 21, which has formed therein at desired intervals radial slots 22, into any one of which may be slipped the inner end of a spring brush-terminal 23, which is adapted to contact with stationary terminals 24; and 25.

Lying in front of the dial 14 is a type-holding arm or platen 26, which projects radially over the face of the dial and is provided in its inner face with a plurality of type-holding holes 27, within which may be placed type 28 of any suitable form. For convenience we find that type such as those used in typewriting machines are available.

Leading from a suitable storage-drum 29 is an inked ribbon 30, which passes between type 28 and the dial 14 and from thence outward and back over platen 26 to a suitable windingdrum 31, provided with a ratchet32, adapted to be engaged by a spring-linger 33, carried by the door 34 of a suitable iuclosing cabinet 35, which is designed to contain the entire mechanism.

Located behind the dial 14: and opposite each type 28 is a hammer 36, each of which is carried by the vibrating arm 37 of an electric buzzer 38 of any usual or desirable type. The buzzers 38 may be supported by any suitable means; but in order to economize space and in order that the type 28 may be placed close together, so that a comparatively small dial may be used for a comparatively large number of stations, we prefer to arrange the buzzers in the following manner: Supported in the casing 35 are posts 39, each carrying a pair of arms 40, between which are supported curved bolts A1, upon which the buzzers may be strung, so that their arms 37 may converge toward the platen 26, the buzzers being held in spaced position by sleeves 42, strung upon the bolts 41 between the buzzers in the usual wellknown manner.

Located at a suitable point within casing 35 are two electromagnets 43 and 44, between which is pivoted an arm 45, which arm is adapted to contact at one end of its'swin g with a terminal 46. Arm 45, if arranged as shown in the drawings, will remain in either position by reason of its own weight; but its contact with the terminal 46 may be insured by ar' ranging for a slight overlapping friction or by using a light spring-catch.

Located within the casing 35 at a point adjacent the door 34 is an electromagnet 47, the swinging armature 48 of which carries a lockpin 49, which when the armature 48 is in the lowest position will pass through an eye 51, carried by door 34. v

For the purpose of facilitating the setting of the dial 14 we provide a guide 52, which is supported within the casing 35 and carries a glass 53, having upon its face a gage-mark 54, before which any portion of the dial'may be brought. For convenience we provide, besides the Roman numerals to indicate the hours,Arabic numerals 55, which are arranged adjacent the Roman numerals, but are six hours different therefrom, so that when the number 6 is brought opposite the gage-mark on glass 53 the number VI will be in line with the type 28.

In wiring a six-station plant the stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are placed at any desired points in thefactory or place to be guarded and main-line wire 56 connected to one side of the push-button at each station, this line-wire 56 being connected by a wire 57 with a suitable battery 58. Leading from battery 58 and from the time-train, so as to thus connect with the time-disk 16 and with the circuit-breaker 21, is a wire 59. Leading from the opposite side of the battery 58 is a wire 60, which leads to one side of coil 43, the other side of said coil being connected by wire 61 with terminal 25. IVhere disk 21 is provided with only two arms 23 and the disk 21 makes one revolution per hour, it is desirable that not all of the stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 be connected to coil 44 for the reason that only part of the stations would probably be required to be operated at about the time when the arms 23 comes into contact with terminal 24. In Fig. 3 the two buzzers 38, which are connected to the terminals 1 and 2, are therefore connected by a wire 62 to one side of coil 44, while the opposite side of said coil is connected by a wire 63 with battery 58. The remaining buzzers are then connected directly by wire 64 with battery 58, the circuits through these buzzers not passing through coil 44.

The coil 47 of the time-lock is connected on one side by wire 65 with a push-button 66, the opposite side of the said push-button being connected by wire 67 to one side of the bat- In operation head 21 will be rotated, say,

once an hour, while disk 16 will be rotated once in twenty-four hours. During the night .slot 19 will be opposite brush20, and brush 18 will be in contact with disk 16, and during the day brush 20 will be in contact with disk 16, while the slot 17 of said disk will be opposite the end of brush 18. During the night one of the arms 23 will come into contact with terminal 24 once each half-hour, and if armature 45 lies in contact with terminal 46 the alarm 72 will be sounded. If, however, the watchman has performed his duty and has operated either one of the pushbuttons 1 and 2, magnet 44 will be energized and armature 45 drawn away from terminal 46, so that at the time of contact of one of the arms 23 with terminal 24 the alarm-circuit will continue broken. As head 21 continues to revolve the arm 23 which has been in contact with terminal 24 passes therefrom and contacts with terminal 25, thereby establishing a circuit through coil 43, so as to return armature 45 into .contact with terminal 46. When the watchman has operated any one of the push-buttons at any one of the stations, the corresponding buzzer will vibrate its arm 37 and cause its hammer 36 to strike dial 14 and carry the same against the corresponding type 28, so as to cause an imprint thereof upon the face of the dial, which is visible without removal, and because of the vibration of the hammer a continuing record will be printed upon the dial without hindering the movement of the dial, so long as any one of the buttons is pushed. As a consequence a watchman can gain no advantage by plugging in any particular station, because that would immediately result in a permanent and continuing record upon the dial. During the night, the brush 2O registering with slot 19, magnet 47 cannot be energized and lock-pin 49 cannot be withdrawn from eye 51.

\Ve claim as our invention- In a watchmans clock, the combination, with the time-train, of a plurality of electrically-operated recording mechanisms, an electromagnet in circuit with some of the operators of said recording mechanisms, a switchcarrying armature therefor, the said switch, an electric alarm, an energizing-circuit therefor consisting in part of said armature, and the terminal with which it may contact, a reour hands and seals at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 14th day of March, A. D. 1903.

JESSE SUMMERS. HERBERT E. SUMMERS.

WVitnesses:

ARTHUR M. H001), JAMES A. VVALSH. 

